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The Odd Angry Shot

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1979 · 92 min War Action Comedy
6.0 / 10 · TMDB

A group of Australian SAS regiment soldiers are deployed to Vietnam around 1967/8 and encounter the realities of war, from the numbing boredom of camp life and long range patrols, raids and ambushes where nothing happens, to the the terror of enduring mortar barrages from an unseen enemy. Men die and are crippled in combat by firefights and booby traps, soldiers kill and capture the enemy, gather intelligence and retake ground only to cede it again whilst battling against the bureaucracy and obstinacy of the conventional military hierarchy. In the end they return to civilization, forever changed by their experiences but glad to return to the life they once knew.

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Year 1979
Country Australia
Genre War, Action, Comedy
Director Tom Jeffrey
Runtime 92 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.0/10 (27 votes)

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The film constructs its narrative on the stark contrast between paralyzing boredom and bursts of visceral combat, relying on authentic details of soldierly life. It explores not heroism, but the psychological fabric of war, where fear and monotony are the true adversaries.

Those who tire of grand war epics will find a raw, unsentimental portrait. What lingers after viewing is a bitter taste and a peculiar nostalgia for the camaraderie. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Tom Jeffrey

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Watch with mates, a cold beer in hand, braced for the film's gritty, sardonic humor.

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